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This is FN’s third Fintech 40, a list of the most influential people in the European financial technology sector.

L-R: Mark Beeston, Anna Wallace and Nektarios Liolios

When our first Fintech 40 list was published in 2014, the sector was considered a bit offbeat. That is certainly not the case now, with even the stuffiest bank or fund manager buying beanbags and table football to try to make their offices as cool as Google’s.

• METHODOLOGYThe Fintech 40 aims to recognise individuals who are making a significant contribution to the development of Europe’s fast-growing fintech ecosystem. Over the past three months, FN’s team of journalists canvassed the market for opinion and drew up a longlist of more than 115 people. Nominees could impact the retail financial industry as well as FN’s core coverage areas of asset management, investment banking, trading and private equity. All had to be based in Europe, the Middle East or Africa. The individuals were then assessed on their technological innovation and achievements to date; their potential to shape and influence their sector; the assets or resources at their disposal; and their broader contribution to making finance more efficient.